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A sense of community for foreigners in Cairo
Life & Style

A sense of community for foreigners in Cairo

After the incident in Mahalla as well as the ongoing NGO crisis, to say nothing of xenophobic acts being reported…
MP demands the reopening of downtown streets
Egypt

MP demands the reopening of downtown streets

MP Mostafa al-Naggar has submitted an urgent request to the People’s Assembly asking for the immediate reopening of the downtown…
Abdeen residents demand removal of downtown street barricades
Egypt

Abdeen residents demand removal of downtown street barricades

Dozens of Abdeen district residents on Monday organized a rally that headed to the People’s Assembly headquarters to demand the…
Surrealism during downtown clashes
Food

Surrealism during downtown clashes

Egypt's revolution has given us its fair share of surreal moments, and recent clashes in downtown Cairo were no different.…
Behind police lines on Noubar Street
Life & Style

Behind police lines on Noubar Street

The haunting bangs of gunshots have ceased, police and ambulance sirens are silent, and the smell of tear gas no…
Streets around Interior Ministry calm again, 138 more injured
Egypt

Streets around Interior Ministry calm again, 138 more injured

Calm has been restored in the area around Egypt’s Interior Ministry after clashes between security forces and protesters that started…
A dystopic utopia
Books

A dystopic utopia

The Contemporary Image Collective downtown space was close to bursting on Wednesday night. Visitors packed into the gallery’s meeting space…
Tahrir cautiously calm after Tuesday clashes
Egypt

Tahrir cautiously calm after Tuesday clashes

Cairo's Tahrir Square grew calm Wednesday morning after clashes broke out the night before between protesters and a group of…
Journalist sues Tantawi over downtown traffic detours
Egypt

Journalist sues Tantawi over downtown traffic detours

An Egyptian journalist on Sunday filed a lawsuit against Egypt's military leader, Hussein Tantawi, to demand the reopening of streets…
A dramatic rescue attempt saved animals in Mohamed Mahmoud Street pet store
Environment

A dramatic rescue attempt saved animals in Mohamed Mahmoud Street pet store

Left unattended since Saturday morning, dozens of animals inside an unfortunately located downtown pet store were rescued Wednesday evening when…
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